Loading the ListDataSet data to pivot cube

2021-06-09

In version 2021.1 we added the ListDataSet component which allows loading data to cube using Windows Forms Data Binding

It is now possible to load data to Cube using Windows Forms complex Data Binding which is used in standard controls: DataGridView, ListView, and Combobox.

Complex Data Binding loads data through the BindingSource component which acts as a proxy (more info can be found in MSDN).

Here is a small example of loading data from List<>.

1. Declare a ProductInfo class

public class ProductInfo
{
 public String Name { get; set; }
 public String Group { get; set; } 
 public int Count { get; set; }
}

2. Create a list of ProductInfo records

List<ProductInfo> CreateProducts()
{
 return new List<ProductInfo> {
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Bakery products", Name = "Ciabatta", Count = 3},
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Bakery products", Name = "Bread", Count = 5},
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Bakery products", Name = "Croissant", Count = 1},
 
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Alcohol", Name = "Wine", Count = 6},
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Alcohol", Name = "Whiskey", Count = 2},
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Alcohol", Name = "Beer", Count = 5},
 
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Dairy products", Name = "Yoghurt", Count = 5},
 new ProductInfo {Group = "Dairy products", Name = "Milk", Count = 4}
 };
}

 3. Configure cube and slice

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
 // configure data source
 listDataSet1.DataSource = CreateProducts();
 // load data to Cube
 cube1.Active = true;
 // configure Slice
 slice1.YAxisContainer.AddSliceField(slice1.SliceFields.GetFieldByName("Group"));
 slice1.YAxisContainer.AddSliceField(slice1.SliceFields.GetFieldByName("Name"));
 var measure = new FastReport.Olap.Slice.MeasureField(slice1, FastReport.Olap.Types.AggregateFunction.Sum, slice1.SliceFields.GetFieldByName("Count"));
 slice1.MeasuresContainer.AddMeasure(measure);
 slice1.XAxisContainer.AddMeasuresField();
}

Here is the result:

FastCube Net 2021.1

The full example is located in Demos\C#\DataBindings.

.NET .NET FastCube FastCube WinForms WinForms
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